AS Hearts continue to battle for survival the Tynecastle boss warned the Aussie, who earned the club a vital £400,000, won't be the last to leave.

JOHN McGLYNN has warned Hearts fans to get ready for the loss of more top stars as Ryan McGowan prepares to quit Tynecastle for China.

The popular right-back, who said goodbye to his team-mates yesterday, will earn Jambos a vital £400,000 fee from Shandong Luneng when he completes a medical in the next 24 hours.

But the Aussie won’t be the last to leave as Hearts battle for survival. A magnificent share issue effort by fans raised more than £1million but that fell short of the £1.8m needed to ensure survival and McGlynn fears another star will have to go.

He said: “If the club targeted £1.8m from the share issue – and the Hearts fans were magnificent to raise the amount they have done – it’s still short.

“And if McGowan’s money doesn’t fill that gap that would suggest someone else has maybe got to go.

“I don’t think they are in a position to turn down any reasonable offer. I’ve said this many times here – we’ve really just got to survive until the summer.

“We are still paying out far too much money and not bringing in enough. It’s really about getting to the summer and getting the wage bill down to a level within which Hearts can work.

“If the football club feel they need to sell any other players then that will be the reason why.”